Talk:Medals of Honor (Japan)

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Location of photo[edit]

The caption on the photo seems long -- maybe too long? The photo's location could be explained in the context of mentioning the formal ceremonies which attend election to the Royal Academy; however, if someone believes that the photo's location should be incorporated into an edited caption, I suppose that could be considered an improvement. The relevant information follows:

In 2002, Narita's contributions to naval architecture -- particularly the SWATH configuration and the MIDP assembly -- were recognized by his election to Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering, joining an elite group of only 86 other Foreign Members in the Royal Academy.[caption 1] The Royal Academy of Engineering's 2002 "New Fellows' Dinner" took place at the Drapers' Hall, Throgmorton Street in London;[caption 2] and pre-dinner photos commemorating this gala event were organized in the Drapers' formal Drawing Room.[caption 3]
Notes
  1. ^ Office of Naval Research (US): "Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh admits Office of Naval Research engineer to United Kingdom's Royal Academy of Engineering," Press release. November 11, 2002.
  2. ^ Buckingham Palace. Court Circular. November 11, 2002.
  3. ^ The Drapers' Company: "Banqueting," the Drawing Room. -- click to see digitized image.

When this note becomes no longer relevant, it will be deleted, of course. --Tenmei (talk) 20:33, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Honour vs Honor[edit]

Without discussion or other apparent consultation, User:Some standardized rigour boldly moved this article from Medals of Honour (Japan), preferring the American spelling in renaming this Medals of Honor (Japan). This escaped my notice as it was designated a "minor" edit. I do not agree that this was a minor matter.

  • diff 06:51, 13 November 2009 Some standardized rigour m (6,339 bytes) (moved Medals of Honour (Japan) to Medals of Honor (Japan) over redirect: reverted move violating WP:ENGVAR dated 2007-04-12)

Personally, I have no preference. A closer review of the edit history reveals that the original article was not created using the spelling which is to be found on the Japanese government webpage -- see Decoration Bureau, Medal of Honour, circa 2006. Instead, the spelling of "honour" was at best a whimsical preference, which User:Some standardized rigour reverted.

  • diff 02:58, 12 April 2007 Robert Prummel (talk | contribs) m (moved Medals of Honor (Japan) to Medals of Honour (Japan) over redirect: an ugly word. Americanisms are not propper English)

As for what the article itself is named, perhaps that is better decided by a consensus discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Japan?

Bottom line: I note that the Decoration Bureau uses the spelling "honour"; and accordingly, I have changed the spelling in the external link. I also note that the Japan Mint uses the spelling "honor". --Tenmei (talk) 20:47, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As it happens, there is also a Decorations Bureau webpage which uses the American spelling -- see Decorations and Medals, circa 2006. --Tenmei (talk) 21:05, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I wouldn't usually move an article that has been established with a new name for some time. However, with this little-frequented page, it would appear that the unjustified 2007 move was never noticed. I reverted it because:
  • there was no consensus etc., and the "reason" provided for its move is not valid at all
  • the user did not change the article's spelling to reflect the new title
  • the article has remained in consistent American spelling from its creation until today
However, as you have recognized, the most important consideration for this article's title is the fact that it is a proper noun, and this supersedes the other WP:ENGVAR rules. Because it is a Japanese name on a relatively obscure decoration, I doubt that there is a "correct" official spelling in English, as the conflicting accounts you have found on the internet would appear to suggest. (I would have thought that Japan-related articles would tend to be in American English anyway, due to the strong ties between Japan and the US.)
However, if you think that the webpage in British English is the most authoritative regarding the official spelling, feel free to move it back to "Honour" and to standardize the article's spelling accordingly; if not, it should be left here.
—Some standardized rigour (talk) 06:49, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
My plan is to do nothing about this trivial issue; but I leave open the opportunity for Robert Prummel or someone else to offer, for example, a citation showing that the original Meiji era spelling was "honour."
My guess is that since both spellings are found on Decorations Bureau webpages, this is a moot point. --Tenmei (talk) 21:46, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Cabinet site has a special page for translation of the names to english here and they translate them to "Medals of Honour". Even if the english version of the site mentions it as "Honor", and noting the difficult of the japanese with the english (japanglish), I preffer to take the translation made in the japanese version of the site. pmt7ar (t/c) 14:31, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Add a reference in popular media section?[edit]

Hi, I would like to add that I was directed to this page when googling "Japan Purple Ribbon". This term occurred in a translation of an animated movie "Summer Wars". I was thinking if it was possible to create a "Reference in popular media" section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.186.16.247 (talk) 17:06, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Status: notability?[edit]

Does it make sense to limit new additions to this list?

Is it appropriate at this stage of the article's development to initiate a standard limiting names on this select list to

(a) those who already have Wikipedia articles
and
(b) those who are notable for something other than being honored with this Imperial decoration -- see, e.g., US Navy Cross edit history?

This diff is a first step in seeking consensus opinion. In a context informed by practices which seem to have worked out well at Talk:Order of the Rising Sun and Talk:Order of the Sacred Treasure, all new additions who aren't already featured in an article are re-redirected to this talk page section with the following edit history explanation:

people listed here must have articles on Wikipedia and be notable for something other than receiving this Japanese honor -- see "Status: Notability" on talk page

The names of those recipients whose award is confirmed by a reliable source, but who do not have an article yet are listed below:

Red[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f Honor awarded 2009 (Tokyo Prefecture) --

Green[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ Honor awarded 2009 (Kagoshima Prefecture) --
  2. ^ Honor awarded 2009 (Oita Prefecture) --
  3. ^ Honor awarded 2009 (Kunamoto Prefecture) --
  4. ^ a b Honor awarded 2009 (Ehime Prefecture) --

Yellow[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ Honor awarded 2009 (Okinawa Prefecture) --
  2. ^ a b c Honor awarded 2009 (Kagoshima Prefecture) --
  3. ^ a b c Honor awarded 2009 (Miyazaki Prefecture) --
  4. ^ a b c Honor awarded 2009 (Oita Prefecture) --
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Honor awarded 2009 (Tokyo Prefecture) --
  6. ^ a b c Honor awarded 2009 (Nagasaki Prefecture) --
  7. ^ Honor awarded 2009 (Saga Prefecture) --
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Honor awarded 2009 (Fukuoka Prefecture) --
  9. ^ a b c Honor awarded 2009 (Kouchi Prefecture) --
  10. ^ a b Honor awarded 2009 (Ehime Prefecture) --
  11. ^ a b Honor awarded 2009 (Kagawa Prefecture) --
  12. ^ a b c Honor awarded 2009 (Tokushima Prefecture) --
  13. ^ a b c d Honor awarded 2009 (Yamaguchi Prefecture) --
  14. ^ a b c d e f Honor awarded 2009 (Hiroshima Prefecture) --
  15. ^ a b c d e f Honor awarded 2009 (Okayama Prefecture) --
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Honor awarded 2009 (Kyoto Prefecture) --
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Honor awarded 2009 (Osaka Prefecture) --

Purple[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Honor awarded 2009 (Tokyo Prefecture) --
  2. ^ Honor awarded 2009 (Saga Prefecture) --
  3. ^ a b Honor awarded 2009 (Kyoto Prefecture) --

Blue[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ a b Satake, history
  2. ^ Satake, news release
  3. ^ a b c Honor awarded 2009 (Okinawa Prefecture) --
  4. ^ a b c Honor awarded 2009 (Kagoshima Prefecture) --
  5. ^ a b c d Honor awarded 2009 (Miyazaki Prefecture) --
  6. ^ a b c d Honor awarded 2009 (Oita Prefecture) --
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Honor awarded 2009 (Kunamoto Prefecture) --
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Honor awarded 2009 (Tokyo Prefecture) --
  9. ^ a b c d e Honor awarded 2009 (Nagasaki Prefecture) --
  10. ^ a b Honor awarded 2009 (Saga Prefecture) --
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Honor awarded 2009 (Fukuoka Prefecture) --
  12. ^ a b c d Honor awarded 2009 (Kouchi Prefecture) --
  13. ^ a b Honor awarded 2009 (Ehime Prefecture) --
  14. ^ a b c Honor awarded 2009 (Kagawa Prefecture) --
  15. ^ a b c Honor awarded 2009 (Tokushima Prefecture) --
  16. ^ a b c d Honor awarded 2009 (Yamaguchi Prefecture) --
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Honor awarded 2009 (Hiroshima Prefecture) --
  18. ^ a b c d e f g Honor awarded 2009 (Okayama Prefecture) --
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Honor awarded 2009 (Kyoto Prefecture) --
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Honor awarded 2009 (Osaka Prefecture) --


In due course, perhaps all of these can be restored to the article. ----Tenmei (talk) 16:07, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Before I saw this excellent suggestion on the talk page, I added Hattori Masunaga[1] to the Yellow Ribbon recipients; I'm reverting and noting him here. 69.247.154.15 (talk) 18:16, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Possible Vandalism[edit]

It seems unlikely that Satoshi Uematsu is supposed to be listed under the Green-Ribbon names, in which case there may be other similar names added to the other categories. I do not have time to research this myself, however. 14.2.49.129 (talk) 03:34, 4 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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  1. ^ Honor awarded 1981 -- documentary from Nippon Television Network Corp. and the Tokyo Minato-Ward Board of Education, available on youtube. [1]
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